Pompeii
From the Sunday Times bestselling author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cornerstone
Published:1st Oct '09
Should be back in stock very soon
A number one bestselling Roman thriller from the award-winning master of the literary and historical thriller genre: Robert Harris. A thrilling depiction of one of the most famous natural disasters in human history: the explosion of Mount Vesuvius.
Through the eyes of four characters - a young engineer, an adolescent girl, a corrupt millionaire and an elderly scientist - Robert Harris brilliantly recreates a luxurious world on the brink of destruction.
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'A pulse-rate-speeding masterpiece' Sunday Times
'A stunning novel . . . the subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end' The Times
During a sweltering week in late August, as Rome's richest citizens relax in their villas around Pompeii and Herculaneum, there are ominous warnings that something is going wrong. Wells and springs are failing, a man has disappeared, and now the greatest aqueduct in the world - the mighty Aqua Augusta - has suddenly ceased to flow . . .
Through the eyes of four characters - a young engineer, an adolescent girl, a corrupt millionaire and an elderly scientist - Robert Harris brilliantly recreates a luxurious world on the brink of destruction.
'As explosive as Etna, as addictive as a thriller, as satisfying as great history' Daily Telegraph
Harris is a writer of integrity who does not seek refuge in postmodernist nonsense...He knows how to tell a story and achieves page-turningreadability without effort. * Frank McLynn, Daily Express *
Explosive stuff, indeed - and, yes, it goes with a bang. * Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph *
The depth of research in this book is staggering...Pompeii is indeed a blazing blockbuster. * Simon Brett, Daily Mail *
It is hard to imagine a more thorough-goingly enjoyable thriller read * The Sunday Times *
Harris had me imaginatively surrounded. I am lost in admiration at his energy and skill * Boris Johnson, Mail on Sunday *
ISBN: 9780099527947
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 26mm
Weight: 289g
416 pages